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	This craft to you by my cyber-buddy Martha Wisniewski. She's a craft magician ! This decorative bird house is an especially good project to make for Mother's Day. Martha does so many things for and with her boys I don't know when she has time to sleep ! Thanks Martha for another wonderful idea. What you need: Empty rinsed out milk carton - quart or individual size Construction paper Moss or Excelisor (fake moss) both at craft stores Artificial flowers and greenery Little sticks from your yard Scissors Tacky Glue Hot Glue Stapler Little bird (optional - also found at craft store) Ribbon or Christmas Ornament hanger (optional) What you do: First staple shut the top of the carton. If this is a quart carton, cut about 1/3 off the sides and get rid of bottom. Fold the front and back to form a new bottom. Be sure to crease where you fold and glue. Pick brown, tan, or shade of green construction paper. First cut the paper to cover the top (roof line) sides and bottom. Glue on with tacky glue. Cut paper to cover front and back. Glue with tacky glue. Draw a circle for the door on the front. Carefully poke a hole and use scissors to cut out hole. Take the Moss (Excelsior works better) and form to fit one side of the roof. When you have the size right, glue on with hot glue. Continue the same to the rest of the roof, back and sides. When you prepare the front be sure not to cover up the hole! Do not glue any on the bottom. Next take your little sticks (twigs) from your yard. They will lay across the roof. Cut them to fit. They can be alittle bend. They don't all have to be straight. Hot glue these on the roof. Glue the thickest one on the top of the roof. Take one stick and poke a hole beneath your door. This will be the perch. Take your greenery and cut little clusters or single leaves off. Place these where ever you want, just not too many. Hot glue these on. They can even be put on the roof. Now do the same with the flowers. Try to cover up leaf stems with flowers. Again, don't use too many. Cover up flower stems with a single leaf and tuck under flower a little. If you bought the little bird, hot glue his little feet to the stick perch or put him peeking out the door. Or even on the ROOF! Maybe get Mom and Dad birds. If mom has a inside tree or a good place to hang this house. Poke a hole in the top of the roof and thread through the ribbon or use the ornament hanger. It took me about an hour to make this with a small single size milk carton. I took more time trying different places for the leaves and flowers than anything else! Ideas from you From: Daisy Losito If your covering the top (roof) and sides of the milk carton you don't need to spend time cutting out construction paper to glue to the roof and sides. Just glue the moss directly to the milk carton. That will save some time. Just a thought. Fix-It Corner presents... Planning Your Backyard Garden I always get excited this time of year. I think about all the vegetable plants that I want in my garden, I run out to the stores, spend a fortune, get home and then look around and shrug, "Now what?" In my enthusiasm I forget to look at my yard first. I forget to make a plan, a simple one, but still some kind of plan about where AM I going to put all those veggies. Here are a few tips that I have found very helpful in choosing the right spots of your garden. TP Bird Feeder** This week's Craft of the Week features a simple and charming bird feeder that anyone can make. As the weather turns cooler we all like to help our feathery friends stay well fed and healthy. A bird feeder along with a bird bath is a very good way to help our visiting friends. This is also a good way to recycle spent toilet paper rolls!		more bird books more bird & wildlife supplies FREE birdfeeders more gardening books FREE Flower Crafts FREE Garden Ideas

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